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Another eight transmigrants (including three children) found in containers: urgent consultation and a firm approach needed

2 March 2021
Containers

“Despite our previous calls, there remains a deafening silence at both local and federal levels about the approach to transmigration.” MP Theo Francken and Flemish MP Maaike De Vreese are again sounding the alarm after another eight transmigrants were found in a container on Monday. “Must there be …

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Blueprint for sustainable shipping and seaports

25 February 2021

The European Parliament’s Transport Committee has prepared a report on the sustainability of shipping and seaports. MEP Johan Van Overtveldt helped negotiate the text: “The COVID-19 crisis clearly demonstrates the importance of international supply chains and the essential economic role played by …

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Yet another inexcusable blunder in the purple-green vaccine saga: Belgium could have ordered many more vaccines

25 February 2021
Cancer du col de l’utérus : plus de risques pour les jeunes filles wallonnes

“This cannot be justified in any way.” MP Kathleen Depoorter is outraged by the report in the De Standaard newspaper that Belgium failed to order additional vaccines when the European procedure allowed it. “The nonchalance with which the vaccination campaign has been conducted is inexcusable.” On …

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The N-VA wants a firmer approach to transmigration: “Time for VIP patrols in Zeebrugge”

24 February 2021

“We thus need to shift up a gear to tackle transmigration.” Flemish MP Maaike De Vreese and MPs Darya Safai and Theo Francken argue for VIP patrols, where VIP stands for Very Irritating Police, in the approach to transmigrants in West Flanders. “The figures show that human smuggling remains a …

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Federal Vivaldi coalition rushes the European Own Resources Decision through parliament: Belgium pays 1 billion euros extra to the EU every year

24 February 2021

This week, the European Own Resources Decision was approved in the House of Representatives. This was done in a room without a live stream and without complete transparency. N-VA MP Sander Loones expresses his dissatisfaction: “The purple-green Vivaldi coalition claims to think highly of European …

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The new Brussels Regional Security Plan 2021-2024 does not satisfy the wish for a better security policy

24 February 2021
Des peines lourdes pour les émeutiers pillards

The new plan is more concise than its predecessor, with fewer priority themes and associated measures. It also underestimates the seriousness of certain criminal phenomena of organised crime, such as drug trafficking and human smuggling.” According to Brussels MP Mathias Vanden Borre, there is no …

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